An officer with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division died Thursday after a horse-riding accident near Craig, the division confirmed Friday.

Jon Wangnild, 42, of Meeker, was test riding a horse Wednesday he was considering purchasing when the animal fell on him, according to Bill de Vergie, the area wildlife manager for the division’s Meeker office.

Wangnild was transported to a hospital in Craig and later airlifted to Denver Health Medical Center, where he died.

He was an experienced rider and worked for the Meeker office for 11 years, de Vergie said.

Wangnild, a district wildlife manager, was off duty at the time of the accident.

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